Eyes of the Reef
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Florida’s reefs dying from ongoing disease outbreak
Coral disease has emerged as a serious threat to coral reefs worldwide. Hawaii strives to be proactive in its management and has developed programs, such as EOR, to respond to disease outbreaks. Florida has a disease outbreak that has been…
Read MoreCoral reefs of yesteryear
Each generation of young ocean explorers enters the water for the first time and is amazed at the wonders of the undersea world, not knowing how coral reefs looked in yesteryear. This is called a “shifting baseline”. The…
Read MoreEOR members help scientists unravel pufferfish die-off mystery
In 2010, pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) around the state were dying in large numbers. EOR members were quick to send in reports of dying fish giving scientists valuable information on how widespread and extensive the die-off was.
Read MoreEOR members take action & clean up the reefs
A group of divers on Maui have been ridding their reefs of unwanted garbage. Shawn Jezerinac, Lloyd Johnson, Bryan Sherman, Clayton, Bill Epplett, and Sharon Woloshen have removed almost 1000 lbs of discarded fishing line, weights, hooks, and other garbage….
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